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CVE-2020-3259

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Web Services Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVSS 7.5 HIGHEPSS 71.8%● KEVCWE-200
In short

A flaw in Cisco ASA and FTD firewalls' web interface allows attackers to read sensitive information from device memory by sending specially crafted web requests, without needing to log in. This could expose passwords, encryption keys, and other confidential data.

Technical detail

A buffer tracking vulnerability in the web services parser of Cisco ASA and FTD allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to retrieve arbitrary memory contents via malformed GET requests to the web interface. The flaw stems from improper handling of invalid URLs, potentially leading to disclosure of sensitive credentials and cryptographic material. Exploitation requires network access to the web services interface and affects specific AnyConnect and WebVPN configurations.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to retrieve memory contents on an affected device, which could lead to the disclosure of confidential information. The vulnerability is due to a buffer tracking issue when the software parses invalid URLs that are requested from the web services interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted GET request to the web services interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve memory contents, which could lead to the disclosure of confidential information. Note: This vulnerability affects only specific AnyConnect and WebVPN configurations. For more information, see the Vulnerable Products section.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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